Bipolar Disorder

Information about – and experiences from a sufferer of – the mental illness, Bipolar Disorder.

coping skills for racing thoughts — Coping skills for racing thoughts
An introduction to coping with racing thoughts Dealing with racing thoughts can be a challenging and daunting task, […]

This entry was posted in Anxiety Bipolar Disorder Medication Treatment and tagged coping racing thoughts on October 5, 2020 by Brien Blatt

The Days I Get Blamed For Having Cancer
The Days I Get Blamed For Having Cancer ... or is it Mental Illness? Is there a difference?

This entry was posted in Anxiety Bipolar Disorder Depression Psychosis and tagged awareness mental illness opinion personal feelings rant on April 16, 2018 by Brien Blatt

demons battling in my mind — About my childhood and various Q&A
So I had a little poll on Twitter asking what people would like to see me write about […]

This entry was posted in Bipolar Disorder My History Psychosis Trauma and tagged bipolar disorder history mental illness personal feelings schizoaffective disorder teenager trauma on July 15, 2016 by Brien Blatt

Long time, no update. Here’s what’s new…

Long time, no update. What gives?! It’s been a while since I’ve written anything. Perhaps I just want […]

This entry was posted in Bipolar Disorder Medication Personal Updates Psychosis Treatment and tagged bipolar disorder hallucinations medication mental illness schizoaffective disorder therapy on July 12, 2016 by Brien Blatt

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Slight medication change

Slight medication change today (11/18/2015) After explaining to my psychiatrist that I’m still suffering from rather bad depression […]

This entry was posted in Bipolar Disorder Medication and tagged bipolar disorder medication on November 18, 2015 by Brien Blatt

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Mental illness has ripped my life apart

Mental illness is a battle every day; a war over our lifetime. As I noted in one of […]

This entry was posted in Anxiety Bipolar Disorder Depression Life and Health Treatment and tagged anxiety bipolar disorder depression getting help life mental illness side effects on November 10, 2015 by Brien Blatt

I may have Schizoaffective Disorder
I may have Schizoaffective Disorder I’ve posted about this on twitter to some extent, but I’m sure not […]

This entry was posted in Bipolar Disorder Personal Updates and tagged bipolar disorder diagnosis schizoaffective disorder on September 11, 2015 by Brien Blatt

Ultra-rapid cycling lately
So I’m having ridiculously rapid cycling with my Bipolar disorder lately. What is rapid cycling? Well, if it’s […]

This entry was posted in Bipolar Disorder and tagged bipolar disorder chemical imbalance depression moods racing thoughts rapid cycling on August 28, 2015 by Brien Blatt

psychosis — Delusions, hallucinations, and paranoia.
While not everybody who has bipolar disorder experiences psychosis, I have to some extent. And I'd like to talk about it.

This entry was posted in Bipolar Disorder Psychosis and tagged bipolar disorder delusions hallucinations mental illness paranoia psychosis on August 22, 2015 by Brien Blatt